Signage in West Baltimore directing to the Penn North metro station, the area where all the mass overdoses happened. Accompanying signage notes that the area is under video surveillance.

Baltimore media outlets may be exacerbating an already unprecedented overdose crisis

Experts say stigmatizing language and hasty coverage in Baltimore has spread misinformation and steered a city struggling with the overdose crisis away from public health response and toward fear-driven police crackdowns.

The sign outside the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette office building.
NewsGuild’s longest strike ends after historic court decision

The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals found the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated the National Labor Relations Act on several counts. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom worker strike is the longest continuing work stoppage in the U.S.

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Vogue guts Teen Vogue Politics team

Vogue.com is merging with Teen Vogue, eliminating the youth-focused publication’s politics section. Four Condé Union officers have also been fired after questioning the layoffs.

A bustling scene of a city, with people moving up and down various rooms and buildings. One person carries a sign that says free speech; at the bottom of the page is a newsstand that reads "Democracy Dies in Darkness."
A letter from the Civic Media Magazine editors

Introducing the digital version of the Civic Media Magazine: The stories here show what’s possible when we reimagine local news not just as something to consume, but as a tool for community action.

Six screenshots of headlines on a trans flag gradient. From top to bottom: Trump Signs Executive Order to Restrict Medical Treatments for Transgender Children, Teens (dek: Major U.S. medical associations say that treatments protect transgender youth from harm) Trump Administration: Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience. Trump's crackdown on trans troops: New order nixes preferred pronouns and restricts facility use (dek: On the campaign trail, Trump promised to reinstate the ban on transgender troops he imposed during his first term) Trump SIgns Two Orders to DIsmantle Equity Policies (dek: The administration will take steps to roll back support for racial equity and protections for transgender people.) Trump signs executive orders on military related to DEI, transgender troops and vaccines Trump Signs Order Cracking Down on Trans Accommodations, DEI in the Military
What I learned by trying to quantify anti-trans bias and objectivity

If a source argued that someone doesn’t exist and they do, we would take a picture of that person and run it at the top of the article. So why aren’t journalists quoting trans people about executive orders that challenge our existence?

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Journalism as a public good has always been an exception

Misdiagnosing journalism’s collapse means we’ve been mourning a myth and ignoring the radical legacy — and future — of people-powered media.

A collage with Serena Pallan, an olive-skinned teenage girl with long brown hair wearing a black V-neck and gold necklace, and Layla Gentles, a dark-skinned teenage girl with shoulder-length natural hair, glasses, an olive T-shirt and a gold necklace with a pendant. There are two screenshots from articles. On left: A new report reveals pervasive media portrayals of young people and how these affect how they perceive themselves. On right: Media Confidence Remains Higher Among Older Adults
Youth want a voice in youth news coverage

Journalists are covering issues that deeply impact young people. But from mainstream media coverage to education journalism outlets and local papers, young people of color especially feel that their voices are ignored in news stories. 

Karen Attiah, a Black woman with relaxed hair swept over her shoulder, is smiling and looking away from the camera. She is wearing a black blazer and top and sitting in front of a laptop. Behind her sits a banner for Attiah's Resistance Studies Series, with an upraised fist that says Resistance.
Q&A: Karen Attiah says her firing shows mainstream media still fails at talking about race

Karen Attiah, former long-time Washington Post opinion columnist and editor, sat down to talk about objectivity, “Democracy Dies in Darkness", Black representation in news, and more.

A collage of photos on a navy blue background. From left to right: The Methodist Le Bonheur hospital in Memphis at night. A cut-out of attorney R. Alan Pritchard, a balding white man, facing away from the camera and walking away with a rolling case of files. A photo of the docket of cases focused on Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare v. an array of plaintiffs alleging the hospital charged them medical debt.
How does a story go from ‘spreading awareness’ to making concrete change?

Movement journalism needs a theory of change in order to affect policy and practice.

A collage on a black background. From left to right: The view from the Gaza Sunbird 1, a ship that is part of the Freedom Flotilla coalition, being intercepted by Israeli military on Oct. 8. A rectangle with the red from the Palestinian flag. A headshot of journalist Emily Wilder, a light-skinned person with a bandana, glasses, and shoulder-length brown hair aboard The Conscience.
Jewish Currents reporter, 15 other journalists detained on humanitarian flotilla to Gaza

Israeli military forces detained several freedom flotilla ships on Oct. 8, in a latest effort to stifle reporting on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Nearly 100 passengers, including journalist Emily Wilder, are onboard The Conscience, the flotilla's flagship vessel.